"
Lastly,
I
thank
my
parents,
brothers
&
sisters,
friends,
relatives,
teachers,
well-wishers,
admirers,
colleagues,
my
family
and
above
all
God
Almighty
for
everything
good
in
me "
To
pen few
sentences
about one
self is a
tough task
when the
content is
for
something
other than
to seek a
new
assignment
both
professionally
and
socially!
Being a
first son of
a tough,
self-made
and
forthright
police
officer and
a humble,
gentle and
soft-spoken
mother has
probably
created a
nervous,
polite, shy
human in me.
Born in
Bijoor and
brought up
in
picturesque
'Malenaadu'
of Karnataka
State, I
jumped from
school to
school in
Shimoga
Dist, and
lastly
landed back
in the
native
Dakshina
Kannada for
high school
studies.
These
happenings
due to my
father's
transfers
have made
me, brother
Vivek,
sisters
Menaka and
Jayanthi,
little
blurred
about our
childhood
memories and
friends. I
only wish
that those
friends of
ours in
those
beautiful
places like
Malur,
Agumbe,
Megharavalli,
Bhadravathi,
Santhebennur
remember us
when they
peep in to
their past
through
their
parents eyes
to recall
their
contemporary
days with
Mr.B.Govindappa,
Inspector of
Police and
Mrs.
B.G.Seetha
Devi and
children.
The life
style in
erstwhile
Dakshina
Kannada
being
distinctly
different
gave a
positive
exposure to
then
adolescent
me to
develop
self-confidence
and that
helped me to
slowly step
out of the
shell step
by step! My
father's
farsightedness
of
sacrificing
his family
life for the
future
education of
his children
made us to
settle down
at Udupi
after a
brief stint
at Byndoor
for
schooling.
The years
when my
father was
serving and
living away
from us gave
an
unexpected
freedom to
adolescent
me. The
support of
innocent
loving
mother and
audacity of
being eldest
added
arrogance to
my manners
at home
which in
turn gave a
fillip to a
sort of
rebellious
attitude
towards
life.
The real
transformation
happened at
a chip-sized
city of
Manipal. To
a lad from a
small
township in
the
neighborhood
to study at
Manipal has
been an
egoistic
ambition and
may be was a
tool to
"show off"
to folks and
friends!
However the
sincere
truth is
that Manipal
not only
gave me the
professional
education,
it also
later
provided a
platform for
self-development
and heralded
me to the
newer
concepts of
life.
From
youngster
with
introvert
nature and
infant
English of
'yes man'
'no man' to
a vibrant,
extrovert,
successful
young man;
from a
stammering
student to
an admired
Professor…
The change
in me was
phenomenal.
My
classmates,
friends, and
teachers and
the
non-teaching
staff are a
witness to
this
episode.
The burning
internal
craving to
serve the
"less
fortunate"
propelled me
to join
Social
organizations.
The Jaycees
philosophy
of
self-development
appealed to
me a lot as
unless one
is trained
as a
selfless,
confident
citizen he
cannot
develop
other human
beings!
Manipal, a
dream come
true; I
always
salute every
one who's
involved in
my life
there, both
positively
and
negatively,
as it shaped
my life. All
of them know
whomsoever
it may be to
whom I am
referring
to!
Maturity to
seek better
prospects
dawned
rather late.
I flew (with
master's
degree, many
years of
experience
in varied
fields of
pharmacy;
socially
experienced
as a
secretary of
then premier
social
organization
Manipal
Jaycees and
with a nick
name
'beeji'!)
away from
India to
Gulf instead
of yet
another
dreamland
USA. Only
regret (I
still have)
is that my
dear
classmates
who have
already
settled in
United
States may
have thought
otherwise
about my
ability!
(That later
reached
greater
heights
after we
lost touch
with each
other)
Serving as a
Community
Pharmacist
in Dubai
before
serving NMC
as a Manager
has given a
financial
strength to
carry on
with life.
And the
passion for
selfless
community
service in
free time
propelled me
to serve in
coveted
position of
Secretary,
Vice-President
and
President of
Karnataka
Sangha Dubai
and
President of
Indian
Pharmaceutical
Forum. Oh!
Now I
remember my
father's
comments
that I have
been always
helpful to
outsiders
rather than
to the
family!.
I have
strong
convictions
and feelings
about
fairness and
equality,
and I always
try to live
by my
ideals.
Yes. I am
married to
Yashoda, a
science
graduate
from
Mangalore
and we are
blessed with
son Akil and
a little
daughter
Yashasvi.
Lastly, I
thank my
parents,
brothers &
sisters,
friends,
relatives,
teachers,
well-wishers,
admirers,
colleagues,
my family
and above
all God
Almighty for
everything
good in me.
" B e e j
i "
B.G.MOHANDAS
Po. Box
55006,Dubai,
United Arab
Emirates
